Original Language Studio
2 Kings 17:38
“And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בְּרִיתbᵉrîyth · ber-eeth'
H1285 · Hebrew
H1285 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- Derivation
- from H1262 (בָּרָה) (in the sense of cutting (like H1254 (בָּרָא)));
- KJV renderings
- confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- בְּרִ֛ית — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 284 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:18Genesis 9:9Genesis 9:11Genesis 9:12Genesis 9:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בְּרִית here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.